From the Desk

Secretary, SSA

Shrimanta Shankar Academy (SSA) has been a trailblazer in the education arena of the state of Assam. SSA has always taken the lead and many hence followed. Education is a dynamic process, which is shaped and influenced by many stakeholders for the development of human resources, wherein lies the basis for the growth of the nation.

GIPS imbibes its vision and mission on the above lines to ultimately make it possible for our students to contribute to the total quality improvement of our state and country. With a group of committed and spirited faculty, GIPS aims at realizing all its cherished objectives.

Finally GIPS assures the progress and prosperity of every aspiring student of Pharmaceutical Science and technology.

Mr. Bijoyananda Chowdhury

Secretary, Shrimanta Shankar Academy (SSA)

Principal's Desk

The medical science and the Pharmaceutical Industry have seen a phenomenal change in the last hundred years. The pharmaceutical sciences and technology have experienced an exponential growth and expansion during this period. We have seen virtual elimination of polio and small pox; we have drugs for pain, for infectious diseases, and for mental health.

Today, drugs are purified from natural sources, synthesized, rationally designed, fermented, and engineered. Global genomic initiatives and marvels of miniaturization have set the stage for the new pharmaceutical discoveries to come. Harmonization of pharmaceutical education has made a global impact to harness the developments that have taken place in basic medical and pharmaceutical sciences, and technology, in pursuit of serving the social needs and expectations.

A pharmacist plays an important role in all the branches of heath care system including hospitals, industry, marketing activities, education and research, and development. But, the crucial role of the Pharmacist as part of health care team, or even the acceptance of pharmacists' role in the health care needs of the nation remains to be recognized.

This is changing with the sstablishment of pharmacy institutes and health universities in the last ten years. In view of this, the Shrimanta Shankar Academy has taken a bold step to start a pharmacy institute, namely, Girijananda Chowdhury Institute of Pharmaceutical Science.

It gives me immense satisfaction to see successful completion of the first year. The institute still has a long way to go to achieve its goal. The major task of its future plan is to develop an international recognized centre for excellence of pharmaceutical education and research in the North East.